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Defendant in Wood County DUI case dies before sentencing

(Court Reports - Photo Illustration/MetroCreativeConnection)

PARKERSBURG — Charges are expected to be dismissed against a man who allegedly caused multiple accidents driving the wrong way while under the influence after he was found dead.

Andrew Gavin Warwick, 589 Old River Road, Williamstown, was indicted in May on charges of driving in an impaired state causing serious bodily injury, second-offense aggravated driving in an impaired state and reckless driving. He was due to be sentenced Friday but has passed away, Wood County Prosecutor Pat Lefebure said.

Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard could not be reached Monday for comment on the circumstances of Warwick’s death.

Lefebure said it is customary for charges to be dismissed since the defendant is deceased.

Charges arose from a Nov. 29, 2023, incident in which Warwick was reportedly traveling west in the eastbound lane of U.S. 50, according to court records. Around the 16.5 mile marker, his 2021 Toyota Tacoma collided head -n with a 2022 Kia Niro driven by a Pennsboro woman.

The driver of the Kia “was very seriously injured” in the crash, officials said.

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